reconditioning 1 of 2

noun

as in repair

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verb

present participle of recondition
as in repairing
to put into good shape or working order again asked my neighbor to help me recondition the old tractor for use on the family farm

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Recent Examples of reconditioning
Noun
Brent Industries, based in Alabama, provides textile reconditioning and industrial recycling services and uses mineral spirits in its cleaning process, according to The Associated Press. — Sophia Compton, FOXNews.com, 18 Aug. 2026 The interior section of my policy covers reconditioning, repair, or replacement of surfaces damaged due to normal wear and tear, including loose seam stitches, rips, and tears. — Christopher Elliott, Mercury News, 14 Aug. 2026 There’s a lot of reconditioning. — David W. Brown, New Yorker, 24 May 2026 Has the reconditioning run its course? — Jason Beede, The Orlando Sentinel, 9 May 2026 Doyle argues the reconditioning of riverbeds isn’t as chaotic as opponents suggest. — Patrick Sisson, Scientific American, 9 Mar. 2026 All-Star point guard Dejounte Murray (return to competition reconditioning) did not play for the first game of a back-to-back (New Orleans plays at Phoenix on Friday). — CBS News, 6 Mar. 2026 The Pelicans’ lineup was already depleted in playing without small forward Trey Murphy (right shoulder), center Yves Missi (left calf) and guard Dejounte Murray (reconditioning). — ABC News, 1 Mar. 2026 In its heyday, the vault seemingly hosted a macabre experiment to do with mental control and psychological reconditioning. — Jack King, Vulture, 17 Dec. 2025
Verb
The track also added three new track services trucks and a new fire truck this year, while reconditioning their vacuum truck and sweeper. — Lori Punko, Denver Post, 1 May 2026 What refined it further was his time doing reconditioning PT, working with service members who had already failed their fitness tests and had six months to pass or face separation from the military. — Kimberly Wilson, Essence, 27 Apr. 2026 On the Mauser Packaging Solutions plant floor, laborers do the dirty work of reconditioning steel containers used to transport chemicals. — Chicago Tribune, 1 Sep. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for reconditioning
  1. repair
  2. repairing
  3. fixing
  4. rebuilding
Noun
  • In addition, many stations are woefully dirty and could use cleaning, repairs and a coat of paint.
    — Chicago Tribune, Chicago Tribune, 31 Aug. 2026
  • Back-to-school season is underway, and school personnel have been busy cleaning, doing repairs and setting up classrooms for the 2026-27 academic year.
    — Kathryn Blackman, The Conversation, 31 Aug. 2026
Definition of repair
Verb
  • Days said the focus of the project is not changing the machine's appearance or replacing a piece of Pittsburgh history, but repairing the internal components that have long been nonfunctional.
    — Gabby Sartori, USA Today, 1 Sep. 2026
  • The foundation subsequently addressed some of these concerns, repairing its Mansard roof and restoring its windows and doors.
    — Daniel Cassady, ARTnews.com, 28 Aug. 2026
Definition of repairing
Noun
  • These include criminal convictions for a wide range of offences, a ban by a sporting or professional body, or breaches of certain key football regulations, such as match-fixing.
    — Beren Cross, New York Times, 25 Aug. 2026
  • While Apple has not said publicly that the bug has been exploited in the real world, it’s still seen as serious and to need urgent fixing.
    — David Phelan, Forbes.com, 20 Aug. 2026
Definition of fixing
Verb
  • But my favorite was completely rebuilding a house, from studs up.
    — Amanda Petrusich, New Yorker, 30 Aug. 2026
  • For some large organizations, that may require fundamentally rebuilding the architecture and operating model of their internal SOC.
    — Emil Sayegh, Forbes.com, 30 Aug. 2026
Definition of rebuilding

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“Reconditioning.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/reconditioning. Accessed 2 Sep. 2026.

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